Upper Rissington

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 16° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:28

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

128 reported road collisions (2024)

34 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

6 food businesses within 2 miles

• 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kingham (5.9 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£416,425 average▼ 1.5% YoY

Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,293 average monthly rent

• 1 bed £946
• 2 bed £1,197
• 3 bed £1,503

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

9.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.9 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Texaco (4.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Texaco (4.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Midcounties Co-Operative-Station Road (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

114,236 residents in West Oxfordshire · 160/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 301 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (33% of 53,980)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 18,635 pupils

49 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Oxfordshire

676 CQC-registered services

• Care homes149
• GP practices110
• Dentists167
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices16

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Oxfordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 38 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

272 applications decided

95.2% granted · 259 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Conservative

North Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

• Lab 8
• Con 16
• LD 20
• Grn 4
• Ref 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg

e.g. Become a Guitar Tutor in Upper Rissington – Flexible & Remote, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,992 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 56,152 certificates

9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 11% · Imports 6%

220 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 83 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Upper Rissington · 0.1 km

  Upper Rissington is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is located about two-and-a-half miles east of Bourton-on-the-Water and is one of the highest villages in the Cots…

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  RAF Little Rissington · 1.1 km

  Royal Air Force Little Rissington or more simply RAF Little Rissington is a Royal Air Force satellite station in Gloucestershire, England. It was once home to the Central Flying School, the Vintage Pair and the Red Ar…

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  Westcote, Gloucestershire · 1.6 km

  Westcote is a civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Church Westcote, the main settlement and the location of the parish church, is about 4 miles (6 km) south-southeast of St…

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  Little Rissington · 1.7 km

  Little Rissington is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) south of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 280.

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  Church of St Laurence, Wyck Rissington · 2.2 km

  The Anglican Church of St Laurence at Wyck Rissington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.

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  Great Rissington · 2.6 km

  Great Rissington is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 367.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)